Lens-mounting for eyeglasses.



n. G GOLDING. LENS MOUNTING FOR EYEGLASSES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 6.1916.

1.,%?,87 Patented Aug. 6,1918.

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LEhl'S-MGUNTING FUR EYEGLASSES.

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 6, 11918.

Application filed March e, 1916. Serial No. 52,430.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, DANIEL G. GoLDINo, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fremont, in the county of Dodge and State of Nebraska, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Lens-Mountings for Eyeglasses,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to eyeglasses, and more particularly the grippingdevices or mounts of the lenses, its object being to provide a novel andimproved lens mount which is applied without screws or similar fasteningdevices, and which will securely hold. the lens and effectually preventthe same from becoming loose.

The invention also has for its object to provide a device of the kindstated which is simple and cheap, and which can be easily appliedwithout danger of injury to the lens.

' With the objects stated in view, the invention consists in acombination and arrange ment of parts to be hereinafter described andclaimed and in order that the same may be better understood, referenceis had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification;

In the drawing, Figure l is a perspective View of. the device;

Fig. 2 is a sectional detail illustrating its application Fig. 3 is across section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Figs. 4 and 5 are plan views showing fra ments of the lens; and

Figs. 6 and 7 are sectional details showing modifications of theinvention.

Referring specifically to the drawing, 10 denotes a lens mount havingthe usual laterally spaced; straps 11 between which the lens 12 fits.Between the straps is a web 13 which forms a key for anchoring the mountto the lens. The Web has a recess formed by an aperture 14' extendingentirely through the web. One or more recesses may be provided.

In applying the mount 10 to the lens 12, a slot 15 is made in the edgeof the latter of suflicient width to accommodate the web 13 and to leavesome space for a filling 16 of cement. In line with the aperture 1%, thewalls of the slot 15 have notches or recesses 17 which latter, as wellas the aperture, also receive the cement filling.

To provide the slot 15 and the notches 1? a hole may be drilled in thelens a short distance from the edge thereof, and the slot then cut so asto intersect the hole, as shown in Fig. 2; or the slot may first bemade, and the notches filed out, as shown in Fig. 4. To obtain a wideslot, two holes, close to gether, may be drilled in the lens, and theslot cut to extend therebetween, as shown in Fig. 5. Various othermethods will suggest themselves to those skilled in the art to which theinvention appertains. After the slot and notches are made, and filledwith some suitable cement, the mount is applied, the web 18 beinginserted into the slot. The cement fills the aperture 1d and the notchesl7 opposite the ends thereof, and also the space between the sides ofthe web and the walls of the slot, and when this filler hardens, themount is securely and permanently anchored to the lens, and there is nodanger of the parts getting loose. It will. be noted that the thicknessof the web is. less than the width of the straps 11, which leavesportions of the latter in contact with the lens surfaces adjacent to theslot.

Figs. 6 and 7 show slight modifications in the web 13,- the same notbeing apertured to produce a recess, but made corrugated trans verselyas indicated at 18. The corrugations on one'side of the web may bealined with the corrugations on the other side as shown in Fig. 6; orthey may be staggered as shown in Fig. 7. The walls of the slot are alsocorrugated, as indicated at 19, and the web is spaced therefrom toobtain spaces for the cement, the latter filling the corrugations andthus securely anchoring the web.

Both forms of the invention are simple and easily applied, and provide astrong and secure mount for the lens. Various other eXpedients may beemployed for form 1 the corrugations may run both ways and alsodiagonally. The lens slot may also 6 be threaded.

The combination with a lens having an edge slot the opposite walls ofwhich are corrugated; of a mount having iatemliy spaced straps betweenwhich the slotted edge portion of the lens fits, and a veb on the mountlocated between the sts'aps and seat- 5 .ing in the lens slot andsecured therein by a cement filler, said Web being corrugatedtrensverseiy to produce anchoring recesses which are opposite thecorrugations of the slotwalls and spaced therefrom, said recesses andcorrugations receiving the filler.

In testimony whereof E

